Sofa Salon April 2012

Thanks for dropping by the Sofa Salon website and checking out my upcoming shows. As always, doors at 19:00 and reservations are vital! Email berlinsofasalon@gmail.com to secure your seat. If you want to invite friends, the facebook event listing is here.

This month, I continue to explore the work of the many amazing women musicians resident in Berlin. The show is on Friday April 27 and features a solo set by Holly Mae Haddock from Holly Mae and The Painted Room and a set by Susanna Berivan.

FRIDAY APRIL 27

Holly Mae and the Painted Room is a literate art-folk project that draws inspiration from myth and fairytale, heavy on swooning, sparkling production and harmonies.

Susanna Berivan is a smoky, delicate sounding chanteuse pinning her Delta Folk/Blues songs with a downhome guitar style.

SOFA SALON PODCAST NUMBER 4

Every month, I make a podcast featuring the upcoming Sofa Salon performers plus singer-songwriters and poets from around the world whose work I'm digging right now. I host it on SoundCloud and you can stream or download the podcast which features performances from Holly Mae and The Painted Room, Susanna Berivan, Ned Collette, Julitha Ryan, Miranda Gjerstad and Gaby Bila-Günther:

Sofa Salon Podcast 4: April 2012 by SofaSalon

UPCOMING SALONS

MAI 11		Wasp Summer 'Close as a Slow Dance' album launch
Many of you only know me as the hostess of Sofa Salon, but I am about to release my debut solo album under my nom-de-Kunst Wasp Summer. It's also my birthday, so Sofa Salon is hosting its first Album Launch Party!

MAI 12		Sean Nicholas McMahon + A Seated Craft
As Sofa Salon continues the tradition of being a Berlin home for Australian independent music, we present two Australians: Sean Nicholas McMahon and his plaintive Alt.Country/Folk sounds. He comes from acclaimed Melbourne roots band Downhills Home. A Seated Craft is the warm, gossamer music of Alexia Peniguel. The underlying melancholy in her emotive music is leavened by its great, delicate beauty. JUNI 16 Sofa Salon SAND Journal Summer Party Sofa Salon again joins with SAND Journal, Berlin's English-language literary magazine, to create a day-long festival of incredible Scandinavian music and spoken word. We will be holding this in a secret new venue somewhere in Berlin.   JULI 6 Lapingra (It) + guests Italian toycore band Lapingra is a collaboration between two quirky musicians with shared passion for Barbie, bake-a-cakes, Björk, Disney soundtracks and Bauhaus. Their album uses toy instruments to bake oven-fresh and original songs. SUMMER AND BEYOND: AUGUST 18 Ben Salter (Aus) + Ned Collette (Aus) This night features two of Australia's critically acclaimed songwriters and their brand new albums. Ben Salter came from Brisbane bands Giants Of Science and alt.country collective The Gin Club and co-producing his debut solo album The Cat with members of The Drones. Ned Collette is a past host and performer at Sofa Salon and brings us literate musings from his album with his Australian band Wirewalker, 2. SEPTEMBER 1 Ian Fisher (USA) + guest His American folk visions and acerbic wit fall somewhere in the vicinity of Woody Guthrie, or Elvis Costello, Ian Fisher brings us stripped-back versions of songs from his new Ian Fisher & The Past album.

Sofa Salon March 2012

Hallo and welcome back to Sofa Salon. I have my very own domain name now: www.sofasalon.de and, as of this morning, there are over 600 of you subscribed to the mailing list and facebook page. 600! Thank you friends of Sofa Salon. Your enthusiasm and attendance makes this little moveable stage possible for me and all the artists.

Here's the Sofa Salon podcast for March 2012, featuring this month's artists Miss Kenichi and Eric Eckhart plus great tracks from Roland Satterwhite, Sean M. Whelan & Isnod and The Gypsy Curse.


On to this month's Sofa Salon. This month, we have a new host and her living room in Wedding. Email berlinsofasalon {aet} googlemail.com for reservations. 6€ eintritt. Einlass 19:00. Musik 20:00.

Friday 23 March: Miss Kenichi (DE) + Eric Eckhart (USA/Ire)

Miss Kenichi, born a trucker's kid in a secluded little town in the woods of south-east Germany, makes a kind of parched and dreamy Americana with a husky voice that slips in under your defences.
Joining Miss Kenichi is Eric Eckhart, a West Virginian by way of Ireland, who played the very first Sofa Salon and returns to us with a pocketful of big, warm folk-pop songs.

Miss Kenichi: Arrived


Eric Eckhart: Lost

Upcoming Sofa Salons:

Friday 27 April: Holly Mae and the Painted Room (US) + guests

Saturday 12 May: Sean Nicholas McMahon (Aus) + A Seated Craft (Aus) + guest

Saturday 23 June: SAND Summer Sofa Salon Summer Festival
Friday 6 July: Lapingra (It) + guests

Salons Februar - Juli 2012

Welcome back to Sofa Salon. Last month's collaboration with Bremen agency Songs & Whispers was an amazing night. Thank you to Gillian Grassie for her songs and her generosity in sharing her harp with the audience, Adam Donen for the poetry and candlelight and Heiko and team at Songs & Whispers.

Have a listen to the new Sofa Salon podcast featuring February's performers plus independent poetry and music from around the world including David Creese, Sharon van Etten and Jenny Hval. 

Regards,

Sam 

Friday 24 February: Gosia Winter (Aus) + Cera Impala (US) + Claudia Emmingham ( DE)

Three powerful performers, Berlin ladies all. Gosia Winter, a Polish-Australian songwriter and guitarist with a playful avant-pop style with the sensuality of 30's jazz and the soul of Slavic folk, Cera Impala, a charismatic stalwart of Berlin's bluegrass/americana scene who sounds like Mama Cass and Michelle Phillips with a wicked sense of humour, and Claudia Emmingham, a bi-lingual poet whose found her voice and bone-dry performance style in Berlin's spoken word scene.

Einlass 19:00. Eintritt 6€. Email reservations to berlinsofasalon [ at ] googlemail.com

Friday 23 March: Miss Kenichi (DE) + guests

Miss Kenichi, born a trucker's kid in a secluded little town in the woods of south-east Germany, makes a kind of parched and dreamy Americana with a husky voice that slips in under your defences.

With another musical guest and poet to be announced.

Friday 27 April: Phia (Aus) + Holly Mae and the Painted Room (US) + guests

Phia is the playful DIY-art-pop music project of Australian-in-Berlin multi-instrumentalist songwriter Sophia Exiner, think Regina Spektor or New Buffalo playing in a kitchen full of musical instruments. Holly Mae and The Painted Room is a literate art-folk project that draws inspiration from myths, fairtales and Greek tragedy, heavy on swooning, sparking sounds and harmonies.

Saturday 12 May: Sean Nicholas McMahon (Aus) + A Seated Craft (Aus) + guest

Continuing the Sofa Salon tradition of being a Berlin home for Australian independent music, we're pleased to present Sean Nicholas McMahon and his plaintive Alt.Country/Folk songs. He comes from acclaimed Melbourne band Downhills Home. A Seated Craft is the warm, gossamer music of Alexia Peniguel. The underlying melancholy in her emotive music is leavened by its great, delicate beauty.

Saturday 23 June: SAND Summer Sofa Salon Summer Festival

Sofa Salon again joins with SAND Journal, Berlin's English-language literary magazine, to create a day-long festival of incredible music and spoken word. We will be holding this somewhere extraordinary.


Friday 6 July: Lapingra (It) + guests

Italian toycore band Lapingra is a collaboration between two quirky musicians with shared passion for Barbie, bake-a-cakes, Björk, Disney soundtracks and Bauhaus. Their album uses toy instruments to bake oven-fresh and original songs.

Sofa Salon podcast number 1

Sofa Salon is the monthly living room concert series showcasing the best Berlin-based singer-songwriters and poets alongside German and international guests.

I'm now doing a monthly podcast that features upcoming Sofa Salon artists and tracks from performers I want to support.

This is my first 30min podcast and features music and poetry from Gillian Grassie, Adam Donen, Sailor Days, Mute Swimmer and mr oCean. Gillian and Adam will be playing Sofa Salon on January 27, 2012. If you'd like to reserve your place, send an email to berlinsofa salon [at] googlemail.com.

Each podcast will be up on my Soundcloud page and hopefully up on iTunes. Don't forget to

Cheers,
Sam

Sofa Salon podcast Jan 2012 by SofaSalon

Sofa Salon 2012 with added podcast

Dearhearts, Welcome to Sofa Salon!  Don't forget to "like" us on Facebook.
Meine Lieben, Willkommen zum Sofa Salon! Bitte nicht vergessen bei Facebook den „Like Button“ anzuklicken. 

Here is Sofa Salon's debut podcast with music from our January artists and more Berlin goodness.




  Sofa Salon podcast Jan 2012 by SofaSalon

Host a Sofa Salon?
Would you like to host a Sofa Salon in 2012? Please email me at berlinsofasalon@googlemail.com for information.

Friday 27. January - Sofa Salon and Songs & Whispers present a living room concert: Gillian Grassie (USA) and Adam Donen (SA)
Sofa Salon is back for 2012 and is collaborating with Bremen collective Songs and Whispers to present a Berlin living room concert for Gillian Grassie and Adam Donen.

Philadelphia-based Gillian is a talented folk pop singer-songwriter and harpist with a jazz-infused rhythmic style and a soulful, supple voice. The quirky intimate detail in her songs make her kin to artists like Feist, Fiona Apple, Laura Marling and Regina Spektor.

Adam Donen, a South African poet, based in London, has developed an ornate, overtly gothic combination of music and poetry rooted in classical, religious music that explores loss of faith and sensual immersion in the physical world. His sound draws on artists like Josh T. Pearson and Leonard Cohen.

Doors at 19:00. Entry is 6€. Reserve your places with an email to berlinsofasalon@googlemail.com

Web: Gillian Grassie    Web: Adam Donen

Sofa Salon Gastgeber?
Möchten Sie ein Sofa Salon Gastgeber sein? Bitte E-Mail berlinsofasalon@googlemail.com für Information.

Freitag 27. Januar - Sofa Salon and Songs & Whispers present Wohnzimmer Konzert: Gillian Grassie (USA) und Adam Donen (SA)
Sofa Salon rückspringt in 2012 in Zusammenarbeit mit Bremen Kolletiv Songs & Whispers. Am Freitag 27. Januar, präsentieren wir ein Wohnzimmer Konzert mit die amerikanerin Gillian Grassie und südafrikanischer Adam Donen.

Philadelphia-basierte Gillian ist eine talentierte Folk-Pop Singer-Songwriter und Harfenistin, wer ein Jazz-infundiert Rhythmisch Stil und biegsam Stimme hat. Der sonderbar, intim Details in ihre Liedern macht ihre vergleichbar mit Feist, Fiona Apple, Laura Marling und Regina Spektor.

Adam Donen, der London-basiert südafrikanischer Dichter, legt eine kunstvoll, Gothisch Mischung Poesie und Musik an, dass in klassisch und religiös Musik gegrundet ist und erforscht die sinnlich Erde. Seine Musik schöpft aus Musiker wie Josh T Pearson und Leonard Cohen.

Einlass 19:00. Eintritt 6€. Reservierungen mit einer E-mail an berlinsofasalon@googlemail.com.  

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